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Westside Farm Project Hosts Kick-Off Event

11:51AM / Friday, May 01, 2009
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The Westside Farm Project, a community garden located in Pittsfield’s Westside neighborhood, will host its first annual kick-off event Saturday, May 9th from 11am - 3pm at its 148 Robbins Avenue location, just south of the intersection with Bradford Street.

The Westside Farm Project is a community-supported garden that supplies fresh produce to the Christian Center and provides environmental education and training in gardening techniques to area youth and their parents or guardians. The kick-off event is designed to give interested participants and volunteers the opportunity to learn more about how they can get involved with the project.

The day’s festivities begin at 11am with a seminar on composting and the sounds of local musician A.J. Piper. A brief dedication ceremony will take place at 12:15pm followed at 1pm by the rhythmic beats of Aimee Gelinas of local drumming ensemble Gaia Roots. At 1:45pm Dion Robbins-Zust of Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes will entertain young and old alike with a puppet show. Other events include: a seed starting workshop, displays by the Center for Ecological Technology, a door prize and 50/50 raffle, and a performance by local dance troupe, Youth Alive. Free food and drink from several local vendors will also be available.

Contributing organizations include: City of Pittsfield Department of Community Development, The Westside Neighborhood Initiative, Berkshire-Taconic Community Foundation, Berkshire Bank, Paul Gamache DDS, Tractor Supply Company, Wal-Mart, Big Y, Costanzo’s Package and Variety, Staples, The Dancing Vegan, Crossroads Café, Harry’s Super Market, Berkshire Glass, Home Depot, Holiday Farm, Showcase Signs, Housatonic River Museum, Four Winds Farm, Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, Shaker View Farm and Price Chopper.

The event is scheduled to go off rain or shine. For more information please contact Thom Pecoraro at (413) 329-1400 or Thom@designwithearth.com.
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